Trucking Industry Safety News

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Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.

Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla’s Modest Robotaxi Rollout Staged for Retail Investors

Tesla rolled out its long-promised driverless taxi service to a handful of riders June 22, a modest debut for what Elon Musk sees as a transformative new business line.

June 23, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Democratic Lawmakers Try to Delay Tesla's Robotaxi Rollout

A group of Democratic lawmakers in Texas is asking Elon Musk to delay the planned rollout of driverless ‘robotaxis’ in the state this weekend to assure that the vehicles are safe.

June 20, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

AI Vehicle Software Supplier Applied Intuition Raises $600M

Applied Intuition expects to use the funds to develop its next phase of vehicle intelligence products and expand the company’s product roster and team.

June 18, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

States Warn of Texting Scams Over Bogus Unpaid Tickets

States are warning residents about scams under which victims receive text messages purported to be from state motor vehicle agencies seeking payment for fraudulent traffic violations.

June 17, 2025
Government, Safety, Perspective

Perspective: Mission Impossible for New CSA Changes?

Using Compliance Safety Accountability Safety Measurement System scores alone to predict an individual fleet’s propensity to be involved in a crash might be "Mission Impossible."

June 16, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Oil Shippers Pause Offers of Vessels to Middle East

Some oil tanker owners and managers have paused offering their vessels for Middle Eastern routes since June 13 as they assess the risks from Israel’s conflict with Iran.

June 16, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Israel-Iran Clash Revives $100-a-Barrel Oil Fears

The barrage of headlines has revived memories of the political upheavals and price spikes of the 1970s — and yet even when oil prices have jumped, it inevitably proved short-lived.

June 13, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Global Freight

Oil Tanker Market Roiled by Israeli Airstrikes Against Iran

Israel’s airstrikes on Iran drove up freight rates and tanker stocks June 13 as traders and investors priced in the prospect of disruption to a large swath of the global oil-shipping fleet.

June 13, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Trump’s China Deal Offers Reset, Not Breakthrough

After fresh negotiations in London, tariff rates remain essentially unchanged. Rare earth shipments from China are set to return to pre-April 2 conditions.

June 12, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Export Controls Now on the Table in China Trade Talks

At the heart of the policy shift is China’s stranglehold over rare earths and its decision to restrict supply to American manufacturers reliant on the key inputs.

June 11, 2025